Ocean County , NJ History

Trenton Times 19 Oct 1938

New Jersey Mirror 28 Dec 1938 Charles Panczer, 54, committed suicide in an outbuilding in the rear of his home on Crosswicks street, Bordentown, on Friday, by hanging himself to a rafter. He was a wire worker in Crescent Mill, in Trenton. His wife, Rose, worried by his absence, went to the building and found his body. Coroner John N. Swartz, of Palmyra, issued a certificate of suicide. Mrs. Panczer said her husband had steady employment and she could offer no reason why he had ended his life. The pair had resided in Bordentown since last April. They formerly lived in Trenton.

New Jersey Mirror 28 Sep 1938 Anthony Rose, 40, a Portuguese, employed at Whitesbog, died in the Camp Dix Hospital on Sunday from a dose of poison taken to end his life. It is reported that he was despondent because of the estrangement of his wife. Troopers from Columbus barracks, passing through the bogs, discovered Rose when they made a search of his house, after seeing a number of persons gathered outside. Rose was found unconscious on his bed. Two bottles that had contained poison were found on the floor. The man died soon after being admitted to the hospital. Coroner John N. Swartz, of Palmyra, issued a certificate of suicide.

New Jersey Mirror 21 Sep 1938: The accidental upsetting of a lamp caused the death of Frank Danley, 75, a retired farmer at his home in Pointville on Saturday night. His body, from which most of the clothing had been burned, was discovered by John Mullen, a neighbor, on Sunday evening, when he investigated, not having seen the aged man during the day. It is believed that the overturned lamp set fire to Danley's clothing and that he was unable to extinguish the flames. The fire burned itself out, damaging the floor slightly. An investigation was made by Coroner Clarence S. Roberts, Jr., of Moorestown, who said death was caused by burns and shock. Danley is survived by a son, Ira, and two brothers, George and Charles, all of Pemberton.

from the New Jersey Mirror 18 May 1938: Miss Elizabeth F. Mooney, 32, of 16 Carrol street, Trenton, secretary to former Governor Edward C. Stokes, was killed late on Saturday night in a head-on collision of two automobiles near Absecon. She succumbed shortly after being admitted to the Atlantic City Hospital. Her companion, Miss Agnes Weinmann, 24, of Morrisville, Pa., was taken to the same hospital, suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries. They were returning from a visit to the Atlantic City horse show in the car of Miss Weinmann, who was driving. Miss Weinmann is noted in the Trenton area as an equestrienne. David Johns, 64, of Egg Harbor, a passenger in the other car, also was killed. Two others who were in the car were injured: Harry Johns, 33, who received a fracture of the right arm and a possible fracture of the skull, and a son-in-law, Michael Puglice, 28, who sustained a broken right leg. State police were unable to learn who was driving the car.